Century Aluminum (CENX) Competitors

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) and Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum currently has a consensus price target of $24.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.66%. Kaiser Aluminum has a consensus price target of $78.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.75%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than Kaiser Aluminum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Kaiser Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility & risk, CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.55, suggesting that its share price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CENX or KALU more profitable?

Century Aluminum has a net margin of 4.94% compared to Kaiser Aluminum's net margin of 2.05%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 18.02% beat Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Aluminum	4.94%	18.02%	6.21%
Kaiser Aluminum	2.05%	8.03%	2.41%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kaiser Aluminum. Century Aluminum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kaiser Aluminum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Century Aluminum	$2.22B	0.93	$336.80M	$1.16	19.04
Kaiser Aluminum	$3.02B	0.41	$46.80M	$3.89	19.90

Does the media refer more to CENX or KALU?

In the previous week, Century Aluminum had 3 more articles in the media than Kaiser Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Century Aluminum and 2 mentions for Kaiser Aluminum. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Kaiser Aluminum's score of 1.34 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Aluminum	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kaiser Aluminum	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CENX or KALU?

61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Century Aluminum beats Kaiser Aluminum on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.